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    G62t Bluray Drive? HP GT31L?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by WackyT, Dec 16, 2011.

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    Greetings! I'd like to replace the DVD Lightscribe drive in my G62t with a Bluray player drive. There's an HP GT31L based one on eBay ( HP Pavilion G62 DVD±RW Laptop SATA DVD Burner 599062-001 | eBay ), but I cannot find any evidence online that it plays Bluray discs. Does anyone have any experience with this drive and can either confirm or deny that it can? Thanks.

    EDIT: Got a response back from the seller of the eBay auction above, and he said the Bluray playback support was in error and he corrected the description.

    Does anyone know of a good Bluray drive for the G62t?
     
    WackyT, Dec 16, 2011
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    Looks like the part # I'm looking for is 600652-001.

    600652-001 In stock
    Blu-ray BD-ROM DVD±R/RW SuperMulti Double-Layer optical drive (IMR, Biscotti)
    RoHS: Modified

    It's $164.35 from HP. Looking to see if I can get it cheaper from another source.
     
    WackyT, Dec 17, 2011
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    The cheapest place I could find the 600652-001 is at Alinc Technologies for $134.77 shipped. Ordered one, and I'll post a short review once I get it.
     
    WackyT, Dec 18, 2011
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    Got the new drive, and it works great! Got PowerDVD 11, and it plays Bluray discs with no problems.
     
    WackyT, Dec 24, 2011
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